Turkistan Region,[a]formerlySouth Kazakhstan Region[b]from 1992 to 2018 andChimkent Region[c]from 1963 to 1991, is the southernmostregion of Kazakhstan.It had a population of 2,088,510 as of 2022; 2,469,367 (2009 Census results);[6]1,978,339 (1999 Census results).[6]Its capital isTurkistan,formerlyShymkentuntil 2018. Other cities in Turkistan includeSayram,Kentau,Arys,Shardara,Zhetisai,Saryagash,andLenger.This region andAtyrau Regionare Kazakhstan's two smallest regions; both are about 117,300 square kilometers in area. Turkistan Region borders the neighboring country ofUzbekistan(and is also very near the Uzbekistan capitalTashkent), as well as three other Kazakhstan regions:Karaganda Region(to the north),Kyzylorda Region(to the west), andJambyl Region(to the east). TheSyr Daryapasses through the region, on its way to theAral Sea.Anoil pipelineruns fromTurkmenabat,Turkmenistan toOmsk,Russia(where it connects with a larger,Siberianpipeline) through South Kazakhstan.Oil,leadandzincare refined in Shymkent.
Turkistan Region
Түркістан облысы(Kazakh) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Kazakhstan, location of Turkistan Region highlighted | |
| Coordinates:43°00′N068°30′E/ 43.000°N 68.500°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Capital | Turkistan |
| Government | |
| •Akim | Darkhan Satybaldy[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117,249 km2(45,270 sq mi) |
| Population (2013-02-01)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,685,009 |
| • Density | 23/km2(59/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | KZT3,517.3 billion US$7.618 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | KZT 1,671,800 US$ 3,621 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5(not observed) |
| Postal codes | 160000 |
| Area codes | +7 (725) |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-YUZ |
| Vehicle registration | 13, X |
| Districts | 11 |
| Cities | 8 |
| Townships | 13 |
| Villages | 932 |
| HDI(2022) | 0.785[5] high·6th |
| Website | www |
The Region was created asSouth Kazakhstan OblastinKazakh SSRofSoviet Union.Between 1962 and 1992 it was namedChimkent Oblast.The administrative center of the Region wasShymkent.On 19 June 2018 Shymkent was taken out of the Region and subordinated directly to the government of Kazakhstan, the administrative center moved to Turkistan, and the Region renamed Turkistan Region.[7]
Administrative divisions
editAs of 2013, the region was administratively divided into eleven districts and the cities ofShymkent,Arys,Kentau,andTurkistan.[8]
- Baydibek District,with the administrative center in theseloofShayan;
- Kazygurt District,the selo ofKazygurt;
- Maktaaral District,the town ofZhetisay;
- Ordabasy District,the selo ofTemirlan;
- Otyrar District,the selo ofShauldir;
- Saryagash District,the town ofSaryagash;
- Sayram District,the selo ofAksukent;
- Shardara District,the town ofShardara;
- Sozak District,the selo ofSholakkorgan;
- Tole Bi District,the town ofLenger;
- Tulkibas District,the selo ofTurar Ryskulov.
Archaeology
edit- Excavations of the Kul-Tobe settlement near the village of Saryaryk on the terrace of theArys River(42°29′32″N68°57′45″E/ 42.49222°N 68.96250°E) on the territory of the South Kazakhstan region in 2006, made by Kazakh archaeologists led by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor A. N. Podushkin, according to some statements, allow to identify the culture ofKangjuwith the peoples of theScythiancircle.[9]Ceramics (large jugs or persimmons) and weapons (arrowheads, knives, bows and daggers) were found in three graves of nomad warriors who lived about two thousand years ago. 13 epigraphic monuments were found on ceramic bricks-tables — two almost complete texts and eleven fragments.[10]Writing after decryption is defined as Alpha betic, lowercase, Aramaic, which also includes ideograms. It marks one of the eastern dialects of theproto-Iranian language.Paleographic and linguistic analysis of the Kultobin script showed that it dates from the II — beginning of the III century AD, that is, more than a century older than the so-called "Old Sogdian letters".[11]
- Excavations of the Tutta Cave, the oldest cave in the country, located in the Turkestan region on the territory of theSyrdarya–Turkestan State Regional Natural Park,it was discovered in the middle of the last century, but excavations began in 2017. The cave is being explored as part of a European Union project, and archaeologists fromGermany,Greece,andSpainare involved. Household items of primitive man, who presumably lived during theStone Age,have been found.[12]
Notes
edit- ^Kazakh:Түркістан облысы,romanized:Türkıstan oblysy,pronounced[tʉrkɘ̥sˈtɑnˌwobɫəˈsə];Russian:Туркестанская область,romanized:Turkestanskaya oblast
- ^Kazakh:Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы,romanized:Oñtüstık Qazaqstan oblysy,pronounced[ˌwoŋtʉ̥sˈtɘkqɑzɑqˈstɑnˌwobɫəˈsə];Russian:Южно-Казахстанская область,romanized:Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast
- ^Kazakh:Шымкент облысы,romanized:Şymkent oblysy,pronounced[ʃəmˈkʲentˌwobɫəˈsə];Russian:Чимкентская область,romanized:Chimkentskaya oblast
References
edit- ^"Дархан Сатыбалды сменил Умирзака Шукеева на посту акима Туркестанской области".inbusiness.kz.31 August 2022.
- ^Official site – General InformationArchived2011-07-22 at theWayback Machine
- ^Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan:Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года(russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).
- ^DOSM."Department of Statistics Kazakhstan".stat.gov.kz.Archivedfrom the original on 2 January 2024.Retrieved1 March2023.
- ^"Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.
- ^ab"Население Республики Казахстан"[Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики.Retrieved8 December2013.
- ^"Публичное подписание Указа" О некоторых вопросах административно-территориального устройства Республики Казахстан ""(in Russian). President of Kazakhstan. 19 June 2018.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"Akimats of the region's cities and districts".The official portal of akimat of South Kazakhstan Region. Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2012.Retrieved20 March2013.
- ^"Археологи раскопали уникальные артефакты в городище Культобе".tengrinews.kz.26 July 2014.
- ^"Казахстанские археологи вскрыли могилы воинов-номадов".tengrinews.kz.21 July 2012.
- ^"Из истории открытия, дешифровки и интерпретации культобинского (кангюйского) письма".pandia.ru.
- ^"Уникальную находку обнаружили археологи в Туркестанской области".zakon.kz.6 July 2022.
- National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition.
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